September 12, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
BAL 1 CHW 2
MIL 1 CLE 8
NYY 6 SEA 3
MIN 1 DET 6
@TOR 5 LAD 5
ATL 4 MON 14
STL 2 NYM 3
PIT 2 PHI 5
CHC 1 SFG 4
@SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 8,621

Monday, September 12, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

79-64

Lost 2

2nd, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Mariners        1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    3  9  1

W: M Moore (8-14), L: A Anderson (13-9)

Mariners

59-85

Won 1

7th, 32 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .247  .650   16    3   2   
J Moses LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .794   15    4   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .348  .906   14    2   0   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .312  .914   12    6   0   
G Larkin DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .774   14    0   0   
R Bush RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .802    9    0   0   
B Harper C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .794    9    7   1   GDP
A Newman 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .564   12    0   1   
D Baker SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    1   2   
  E Bullock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    3    0   0   
  G Gagne SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .691         0   0   

A Anderson P                                                             1   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   6              112   24   6

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (34, off M Moore).

TB: K Puckett 2; B Harper; R Bush; J Moses; T Herr.

GIDP: B Harper (12).

RBI: K Puckett (102).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Baker-T Herr-K Hrbek.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .264  .686   17    1   0   HR
H Reynolds 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .285  .724   13    0   3   2B,2·SB,GDP
M Brantley LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .709   17    1   0   
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .217  .684   13   13   2   
A Davis DH                    1   0   1   0    3   0  .293  .880   27    0   0   IW
D Valle C                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .224  .689   14    6   0   SF
J Buhner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .727   10    1   0   
J Presley 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .230  .643    8    1   2   2B,CS
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .696   20    2   3   HBP

M Moore P                                                                2   3
Totals                       30   3   9   3    4   7              139   27  13

BATTING

2B: H Reynolds (24, off A Anderson); J Presley (24, off A Anderson).

HR: H Cotto (8, off A Anderson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: D Valle (2, off A Anderson).

IBB: A Davis (9, by J Berenguer).

HBP: R Quinones (2, by A Anderson).

TB: H Cotto 5; J Presley 3; H Reynolds 3; M Brantley; A Davis; S Balboni.

GIDP: H Reynolds (9).

RBI: H Cotto (33); S Balboni (51); D Valle (45).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Moore-R Quinones-S Balboni.

E: J Presley (21).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Reynolds 2 (32, 2nd base off A Anderson/B Harper, 2nd base off J Berenguer/B Harper).

CS: J Presley (5, 2nd base by J Berenguer/B Harper).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Anderson, L (13-9)           5     8   3   3    2   4   1   2.69   25   91-60   36·13·11    6· 9· 3· 0     41    -     1.06  -0.07
J Berenguer                    3     1   0   0    2   3   0   4.26   11   40-23   16· 4· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.49   0.07
Totals                         8     9   3   3    4   7   1          36  131-83   52·17·14    9·11· 4· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Moore, W (8-14)              9     5   1   1    1   6   0   3.77   32  112-75   44·16·15   14· 3· 8· 0     78    -     1.14   0.50
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   6   0          32  112-75   44·16·15   14· 3· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Berenguer (7; A Davis).

HBP: A Anderson (6; R Quinones).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 8,621.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. T Herr               2B    1. H Cotto              CF 
2. J Moses              LF    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. M Brantley           LF 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. S Balboni            1B 
5. G Larkin             DH    5. A Davis              DH 
6. R Bush               RF    6. D Valle              C  
7. B Harper             C     7. J Buhner             RF 
8. A Newman             3B    8. J Presley            3B 
9. D Baker              SS    9. R Quinones           SS 

   A Anderson           P        M Moore              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-0  12-  2  -16%  66% K Puckett       M Moore         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Herr Scores; Moses to 3B
   t 5   0  1-0  1--  5   11%  69% B Harper        M Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 6   1  3-1  -23  3   10%  76% K Hrbek         M Moore         Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  8   10%  65% H Cotto         A Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   1  0-1  -2-  4    9%  81% S Balboni       A Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive); Reynolds Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Moses         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   55%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  8   65%  H Cotto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   70%  H Reynolds      Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
          -2-  5   72%  M Brantley      Single to RF (Pop Fly); Reynolds stays at 2B
   O      12-  4   68%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   73%  A Davis         Walk; Reynolds to 3B; Brantley to 2B
   O      123  1   67%  D Valle         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      123  4   60%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   63%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   65%  G Larkin        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   66%  R Bush          Lineout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Allan Anderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   64%  J Presley       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   66%  R Quinones      Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   69%  H Cotto         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Quinones to 2B
   OO     12-  1   61%  H Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   54%  B Harper        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Harper to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  4   59%  A Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   63%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   62%  T Herr          Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  J Moses         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   65%  M Brantley      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   63%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   65%  A Davis         Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  D Valle         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   65%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   69%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   67%  J Buhner        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  1   70%  J Presley       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   67%  R Quinones      Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      -2-  5   64%  H Cotto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  R Bush          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  5   69%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  A Newman        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Allan Anderson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   74%  H Reynolds      Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
          1--      77%  M Brantley      Reynolds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   81%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive); Reynolds Scores
          1--  6   86%  A Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Balboni to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   88%  D Valle         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Balboni Scores; Davis to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   87%  J Buhner        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Moore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  D Baker         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  T Herr          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   82%  J Moses         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Herr to 2B
   R      12-  2   66%  K Puckett       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Herr Scores; Moses to 3B
   O      -23  3   76%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   85%  G Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Allan Anderson pitching
          ---  2   87%  J Presley       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  R Quinones      Presley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   82%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   82%  H Cotto         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   85%  R Bush          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   87%  B Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   89%  A Newman        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   90%  H Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--  5   89%  M Brantley      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   88%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          1--      88%  A Davis         Reynolds Steals 2B
          -2-  5   88%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   86%  D Valle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Moore facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Bullock pinch hits for Doug Baker batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  E Bullock       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   93%  T Herr          Lineout: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   94%  J Moses         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Gagne replaces Eric Bullock playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   93%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  J Presley       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   92%  R Quinones      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Moore facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   96%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  K Hrbek         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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